He certainly is bigger than the rest of them. Moya is 6 feet, 7 inches tall and is listed at 219 pounds. The 21-year-old bats left-handed and throws right-handed. The Tigers signed him as a non-drafted free agent in October 2008 when he was 17 years old.

"He's a prospect -- and a good one," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "That's where he stands right now. He's an impressive young man."

Moya hit .288 with nine home runs, 47 RBIs and an .801 OPS in 59 games in 2012, his second season at Single-A West Michigan. That was a major improvement over 2011, when he hit .204, struck out 127 times in 86 games and had a .597 OPS for the Whitecaps.

Moya missed a good portion of the 2012 season due to an elbow injury that required him to undergo Tommy John surgery, but he is now healthy and ready to go. He spent the winter in Lakeland doing rehabilitation in an attempt to beat projections that said he would be out of action for a long time.

"I thought at this time, I wasn't going to be able to play at all," Moya said. "All the people told me it would be nine months or a year. I was like, 'No. It's not going to happen. I'll be back soon.' I'm here playing again."